Stain
Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

3 letters

DYE
Color with dye; "Please dye these shoes"

MAR
A mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body); "a facial blemish"

TAR
A man who serves as a sailor

4 letters

SMUT
Creative activity (writing or pictures or films etc.) of no literary or artistic value other than to stimulate sexual desire

BLOT
An act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he made a huge blot on his copybook"

DIRT
Disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people

SOIL
Material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use); "the land had never been plowed"; "good agricultural soil"

SPOT
An act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he made a huge blot on his copybook"

MARK
Something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal; "the new advertising campaign was a bell ringer"; "scored a bull's eye"; "hit the mark"; "the president's speech was a home run"

SLUR
A blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek"

5 letters

SATIN
A smooth fabric of silk or rayon; has a glossy face and a dull back

SMEAR
An act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he made a huge blot on his copybook"

FILTH
An offensive or indecent word or phrase

GRIME
The state of being covered with unclean things

BRAND
A cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard

SULLY
French statesman (1560-1641)

TINGE
A pale or subdued color

TAINT
The state of being contaminated

6 letters

GRUNGE
The state of being covered with unclean things

GREASE
Lubricate with grease; "grease the wheels"

SMIRCH
An act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he made a huge blot on his copybook"

DEFILE
Make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically; "The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air"; "Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man"

BLOTCH
An irregularly shaped spot

STIGMA
A skin lesion that is a diagnostic sign of some disease

IMBRUE
Permeate or impregnate; "The war drenched the country in blood"

7 letters

SOILURE
The act of soiling something

SPLOTCH
An irregularly shaped spot

BLEMISH
A mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body); "a facial blemish"

TARNISH
Discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation

8 letters

DISCOLOR
Lose color or turn colorless; "The painting discolored"

BESMIRCH
Charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"

MACULATE
Morally blemished; stained or impure

DISHONOR
A state of shame or disgrace; "he was resigned to a life of dishonor"

9 letters

DISCOLOUR
Change color, often in an undesired manner; "The shirts discolored"

12 letters

IMPERFECTION
The state or an instance of being imperfect

13 letters

DISCOLORATION
The act of changing the natural color of something by making it duller or dingier or unnatural or faded

14 letters

DISCOLOURATION
The act of changing the natural color of something by making it duller or dingier or unnatural or faded